Improvement in gates



2 Sheets-Sheet I.

A. LEE.

Gate.

Patented June 18, I878.

ATTORNEYS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

LEE. Gate.

No.- 205,107. Patented June 18, 1878.,

, WITNESSES INVENTOR MY WA zg oh nrm l'w ATTORNEYS UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

ALBRO LEE, OF MASSILLON, OHIO. w;

IM'PROVEM'ENT IN GATES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No: 205,107, dated June18,- 1878; application filed i t March 12, 1878.

To. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBROQ LEE, of Massillon, in the county of Stark andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to. improvements in carriage-way gates, andconsists in the following construction: y The two actuatin g-levers,pivoted one on each side of the gateway, and provided with suita-' blechains or other depending means for opcrating the same, connectbyrespective links to a pivotal cross-head, which latter works in aslotted formation made in the upper body of the gate-supporting post. Tothe ends of this pivotal cross-head chains or other-flexible connectionsare secured, and intermediately engage the same, respectively,with twovertically-inclined levers, which latter are pivoted at their upperextremities to each side of the gate, and whose lower ends are slottedand engage with the headed extremities of a crossbar, which operates thelatch bar. This crossbar is seated in a transverse recess made in thelatch-bar, so asto allow the upper surface ofthe-cross-bar to be flushwith that of the latch-bar, and is secured therein by a pin. Thelatch-bar extends rearward nearly the length of the gate, and is urgedforward by tically-inclined levers it is drawn in line with itself, freefrom engagement with the lockingcatch. Secured to the rear body of thegate is a casing about the latch-bar, which incloses the same andretains it inits proper position on the gate, especially as it is beingoperated to disengage the latch from the front gate-post, and also fromthe two side posts, with which the latch connects when the gate is swungopen on either side of the carriage-way.

Referringto the drawings, Figure l is aview, in perspective, of a gateembodying myiuvention. Fig. 2 is a view, partin side elevation andpartin section, of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the two-part catch.

The two actuating-levers A, one on each side of the gateway, aresuitably pivoted in slotted standards B, and connect by links C,

respectively, with the extremities of the pivotal cross-head D. Thislatter part works in a slot formed in the upper end of the rear orgate-supporting post E, and is provided with chain or other flexibleconnections F, which engage, respectively, with the two levers G. Theselevers are pivoted at their upper extremities to each respective side ofthe gate,

at a vertically angular inclination thereto; and their lower slottedends engage with the headed extremities h of the cross-bar H. A

transverse recess, 1, in the latch-bar L receives this cross-bar, so asto make the upper surfaces of the two flush with each other; and in thisrecess, formed with rectangular'sides, the cross-bar is securedby a pinor other suitable device. The latch bar is provided with a spring, m,interposed between its rear end and the rear upright of the gate, whichspring urges the latch forward or outward therefrom.

It will be observed that the latch-bar has a movement in line withitself, and that it is operated in a horizontal plane, so that as it isacted upon by the levers G it is longitudinally withdrawn from thelocking-catch.

A casing, M, is formed about the rear longitudinal body of thelatch-bar, which is recessed on both sides, as shown at 12, so as topermit of the movement of the cross-bar H as-thelatte'r draws thelatch-bar rearward.

The locking-catch, secured in the front gatepost R, consists of the twoparts S, each of which is outwardly spring-pressed, and adapted to beoperated independently of the other. These parts are respectivelyprovided. with the stems s, which extend right-angularly from their rearsides, and have headed extremities s, the inner faces of which latterhave free bearing against the vertical plate 8 The spiral springs s areplaced about the stems of the catch, between each part S and the plate 8and provide spring-pressure bearing for the same.

As the stems ofv the two-part catch work longitudinally in horizontalslots formed in the vertical plate .9 the catch is held in properposition, and the headed extremities 8 prevent the withdrawal of thecatch. The two chains A, or other suitable depending connections fromthe free end of each of the actuating-levers, being of sufficient lengthto be reached by a person sitting in the carriage or vehicle, serve tooperate the foregoing-described apparatus; and by means of the same thegate is unlatched, swung open, and locked in open position bymeans ofthe spring-pressed latch engaging with the sockets t of the side postsT. After passage through the gateway, by operating the lever on thatside thereof the latch is withdrawn from engagement with the socket ofsaid side post, and the gate is swung to, and latched in its closedposit-ion. I

The two-part spring-catch serves to allow the latch of the gate thusswinging to its closed position to force backward that part of the catchwhich it strikes on the outer beveled side thereof, and yet arrests thegate by means of the latch striking the inner plane side of the otherpart of the double catch.

To keep the gate from sagging, I provide the double-inclined support W,secured to the front gate-post, and upon which the pin w of the gate hasbearing. The gate is preferably hung upon the eye-hinges 00, connectedtogether by rod X and it will be understood that the frame-work of thegate may be of any desired character, the same being either metallic orwood, and made in any suitable manner.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the levers, whose upper extremities are pivotedto opposite sides of the swinging gate, and which depend therefrom indiagonal vertical inclination, of the levers formed with slotted lowerextremities, of the cross-bar which connects the two, and is seated in arecess of the latch-bar, said cross-bar made with headedextrcmities,which engage with said slotted extremities of the pivotedlevers, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the levers, pivoted in diagonal verticalinclination to the gate, and the cross-bar which connects their lowerextremities, of the spring-pressed latchbar, which has movement in ahorizontal line, and is adapted to be longitudinally operated by saidlevers and cross-bar, substantially as set forth.

5. In mechanism for operating a swinging gate, the combination, with theactuating-levers and connecting-links, of the cross-head, which ispivoted within a recess formed in the top of the gate-supporting post,and is adapted to have tilting movement in a vertical plane,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the actuating-levers, connecting-links, andpivotal cross-head, which has vertical movement in a recess formed inthe gate-supporting post, of the levers which are pivoted to the gate,and the chains or other flexible connections which engage them to saidpivotal cross-head, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with the actuating-levers, connecting-links, andcross-head, pivoted to the gate-supporting post, so as to have tiltingmovement in a vertical plane, of the chains or other connectionsengaging with the levers which are pivoted to the gate, together withsaid lever, the cross-bar connecting their lower extremities, and thesprin g-pressed latchbar adapted to have a longitudinal movement,substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with the gate-latch, of the catch made in twoindependent parts, each of said parts being provided with a rearhorizontal stem, and a spiral spring placed about the latter, saidspring having respective end bearing against the catch and the verticalplate, which latter provides free bearing for the headed extremity ofsaid stein, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this6th day of March, 1878.

ALBRO LEE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS BLACKBURN, -J. DAVENPORT.

